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The Long, Long Trailer
 
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The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

Starring: Bill Thompson, Lucille Ball Director: Dave O'Brien, Tex Avery Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)

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Besides making television history as the producers and stars of television's immensely popular I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz, starred in three quite agreeable feature films. The second of these, 1954's The Long, Long Trailer, in gorgeous Technicolor and directed by Vincente Minnelli, is a somewhat allegorical tale of a newly married couple who invest in a 40-foot trailer as their first home--and immediately regret it. Well, at least Arnaz's character does; he's the one who has anxiety attacks over operating electric brakes while steering up and down one-lane, mountain roads. Sight gags are plentiful: a scene in which Ball tries to make beef stew, a Caesar salad, and cake in a wobbling, moving trailer is classic Lucy. But there are some genuine dramatic sequences in this handsome movie, too, and the stars rise to the occasion. --Tom Keogh


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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz live slaphappily ever after as newlyweds honeymooning in The Long, Long Trailer, breezily directed by Vincente Minnelli. They quickly find that the interior of a moving trailer is ideal for tossing a Caesar salad - and everything else. That backing up their 40-foot, three-ton home is only a little more difficult than threading a needle wearing boxing gloves. And that trailer-park folks are neighborly sorts who turn the lovebirds' rig into the wrong, wrong trailer by crashing the wedding night. Co-starring comedy pros Marjorie Main and Keenan Wynn (Ball's frequent co-star in her MGM days), this smash was filmed at the height of the I Love Lucy craze and is packed with the inventive sight gags and physical humor that made the series a TV landmark. If you like the Trailer, you're going to love the movie!

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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...., May 3, 2006
Watching the Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz film "The Long, Long Trailer" some 50+ years after it was made, is a rather surreal experience. By 1953, The "Baby Boom" was indeed booming, tract housing was all over the place like crab grass, trailer parks multiplied like jackrabbits, and Americans were inundated with the wonders of "space age" technology. Big, flashy-looking cars, refrigerators, TV sets, "streamlined" furniture, and snazzy clothes were the things that everyone wanted to have. It was as if America wanted to wipe away its gritty, unglamourous past and face the space age all polished and waxed and Simonized. To see Eisenhower's America as depicted by MGM in better-than-real-life Technicolor and filmed largely on MGM's backlot (interspersed with location photography of Yosemite Park,etc) I feel like I'm watching home movies that were shot in a suburb of a distant planet! "The Long, Long Trailer" was made to capitalize on the overwhelming popularity of TV's "I Love Lucy", which finally made a star of 40ish Lucille Ball, who had never really achieved "big stardom" in the 20 years she had been in showbiz. So, if you REALLY loved Lucy, you could go and spend money to sit in a theater and watch Lucy and Desi on a big screen in an "Air-Cooled" theater in COLOR, and with no commericials! This film has always been a favorite of mine, ever since I first watched it with my sister on our parents' blonde wood console black-and-white TV back in the mid 1960s. See Lucy fall in the mud (I have to admit I get a rather sadistic pleasure out of watching this bit over and over again). See Lucy try to prepare a gourmet dinner while in a moving trailer, with disastrous results (God, the things they did to this lady!) See Desi perform a medley of songs while driving a huge convertible, pulling an even MORE huge trailer, all in stunning Technicolor. How could you NOT like this film? I must have seen this film at least 50 times when I was growing up! Detractors call this film one long "I Love Lucy" episode which, of course it is, but it certainly isn't dull, and Lucy and Desi were very talented, hardworking people. Who cares about their less-than-happy personal life? The supporting cast is great, filled with many characters actors who had long, long careers, such as Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Moroni Olson, Madge Blake, and Bert Freed. The picture quality on the DVD is beautiful, with crisp imagery and breathtaking color. One can really understand why Lucille Ball was dubbed "Technicolor Tessie". She looks great. The location photography is picture-postcard lovely, and all of the pathologcally "Fifties" trappings, such as the Helen Rose clothes and humongous cars, remind us of a VERY different time. This film is a real time piece, it brings back very fond memories of a time that really seems "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...." Where's my TV dinner?
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars SOOO Funny, May 2, 2006
We watch this wonderful movie once a year, just for the pleasure of anticipating each perfect scene. Directed by Vincent Minelli, and perfectly acted by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, this comedy takes us through the engagement and honeymoon of a young couple starting out life in an "up to date" way, in a trailer. Each cameo appearance by marvelous second and third banana studio people whose faces any movie buff will recognize is very enjoyable, too. There are two several scenes that are our favorites. 1) Tacy (Lucille B.) fixes dinner in a moving trailer (HAH) 2) Nicky (Desi A.) freaks out trying to get his golf clubs to fit in the trailer; 3) Tacy and Nicky try to get over the high passes in Colorado with a rock-filled trailer); 4) a mechanic explains why trailer brakes are soo important. This film is just too magical to believe. You have to see it.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You'll laugh a long, long time!, May 5, 2006
By McHenry John (McHenry, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
A PRICELESS comedy from the 50's starring Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz who play a newlywed couple who decide to buy a trailer instead of a house....after that...the troubles begin and the laughs roll. Plenty of good clean fun & hilarious slapstick yuks. Buy this DVD & you won't regret it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Long, Long Trailer.
Dont think this Movie will ever date just seems with age to get better. Everything that has been thought and said about this Movie I 100% agree, it is the best one they ever did... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Mrs. Barbara J. Petersen

5.0 out of 5 stars the Long Long trailer
This is a truly funny movie. It takes you back to a nicer time in the world and the chemistry and comedic timing between Lucy and Desi can not be denied. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Amy R. Robbins

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait to see it again!
This is the funniest movie I have ever seen in my entire life, and I haven't seen it again since it first came out! Read more
Published 18 days ago by Gypsy

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Classic!!!
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz play a great part in history when travel by trailer was in great demand in the 50's. Great scenes of Yosemite... Enjoy
Published 19 days ago by David Corey Baker

5.0 out of 5 stars There will NEVER be another like it
This has been one of my favorites since I saw it the first time. No one can hold a candle to Lucille Ball.........she and Desi give this movie an actual reality. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Cynthia A. Heisey

5.0 out of 5 stars The long, Long Trailer.
I really like this DVD. I remember watching this years ago. The color is great. The DVD is so clear. The price is great. The deliverey was fast.
Published 21 days ago by PAK

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Lucy, love this movie
This movie is a must for Lucy and Desi fans. It's a nice movie and that can not be said about most movies made today. Read more
Published 24 days ago by joglo

5.0 out of 5 stars video-the long, long trailer
This is a wonderful, laugh filled, family friendly film about a honeymoon that only Lucille Ball could create!
Well worth adding to your family movie collection!
Published 26 days ago by T. Nelson

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Long Trailer
A Typically humorous Lucille Ball movie, made more humorous since we purchased our own trailer!
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I looked forward to seeing this classic because we had recently purchased an RV and I remembered how hilarious the T.V. movie had seemed when I saw it as a child. Read more
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